02-21-2003, 09:29 AM
Hmm, looking at the "links" shown on the reply buttons, I just realised that it looks like the small reply button on a post, is identical to the big ones at top and bottom. That sugests it places a post at the "end", no? In reply to the initial post? I always thought that BOTH buttons inside a post was a reply to that specific post,, just with one having quotes and the other not (so you don't have to delete it when you don't want to quote). Seems I mistaken. This is a horrible mess :)
I sugest only reply buttons by each message. Why have any at top or bottom to start with? You reply to a post, no? That meake the topic nicely threaded for those who which so, why those loving the linear mode can continue doing so not bothering that there is in fact a more "advanced" system beneeth :)
The only problem I see is that people might simply read the whole thread in linear mode and then simply press the last posts "reply" when they intend to reply to something different. Oh well, one can't get it all.
I sugest only reply buttons by each message. Why have any at top or bottom to start with? You reply to a post, no? That meake the topic nicely threaded for those who which so, why those loving the linear mode can continue doing so not bothering that there is in fact a more "advanced" system beneeth :)
The only problem I see is that people might simply read the whole thread in linear mode and then simply press the last posts "reply" when they intend to reply to something different. Oh well, one can't get it all.
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